001479856 000__ 04722nam\a22007935i\4500 001479856 001__ 1479856 001479856 003__ DE-B1597 001479856 005__ 20231026035114.0 001479856 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001479856 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001479856 008__ 230918t20032003nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001479856 020__ $$a9780814752869 001479856 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814752869.001.0001$$2doi 001479856 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)548302 001479856 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001479856 0410_ $$aeng 001479856 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001479856 050_4 $$aPN1995.5 ǂb L89 2003eb 001479856 072_7 $$aREL000000$$2bisacsh 001479856 08204 $$a291.1/75 001479856 1001_ $$aLyden, John C., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479856 24510 $$aFilm as Religion :$$bMyths, Morals, and Rituals /$$cJohn C. Lyden. 001479856 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2003] 001479856 264_4 $$c©2003 001479856 300__ $$a1 online resource 001479856 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001479856 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001479856 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001479856 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001479856 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tIntroduction -- $$tPart I. A Method for Viewing Film as Religion -- $$t1. Existing Approaches to Religion and Film -- $$t2. The Definition of Religion -- $$t3. Myths about Myth -- $$t4. Rituals and Morals -- $$t5. The Religion-Film Dialogue as Interreligious Dialogue -- $$tPart II. Genre and Film Analyses -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t6. Westerns and Action Movies -- $$t7. Gangster Films -- $$t8. Melodrama, Tearjerkers, and "Women's Films" -- $$t9. Romantic Comedies -- $$t10. Children's Films and Fantasy -- $$t11. Science Fiction -- $$t12. Thrillers and Horror Movies -- $$tConclusion -- $$tNotes -- $$tBibliography -- $$tName and Subject Index -- $$tFilm Index -- $$tAbout the Author 001479856 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001479856 520__ $$aChoice Outstanding Academic Title 2003 Film as Religion argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture. Like more formal religious institutions, films can provide us with ways to view the world and values to confront it. Lyden contends that approaches which interpret films only ideologically or theologically miss the mark in understanding their appeal to viewers. He develops an alternative method which shows how films can be understood as representing a "religious" worldview in their own right.Lyden surveys the state of the study of religion and film, offering an overview of previous methods before presenting his own. Rather than seeking to uncover hidden meanings in film detectable only to scholars, Lyden emphasizes how film functions for its audiencesQ21;the beliefs and values it conveys, and its ritual power to provide emotional catharsis. He includes a number of brief cases studies in which he applies this method to the study of film genres-including westerns and action movies, children's films, and romantic comedies-and individual films from The Godfather to E.T., showing how films can function religiously. 001479856 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001479856 546__ $$aIn English. 001479856 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023) 001479856 650_0 $$aMotion pictures$$xMoral and ethical aspects. 001479856 650_0 $$aMotion pictures$$xReligious aspects. 001479856 650_4 $$aRELIGION / General$$2sh. 001479856 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001479856 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tNew York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$z9783110706444 001479856 7760_ $$cprint$$z9780814751800 001479856 852__ $$bebk 001479856 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814752869$$zOnline Access 001479856 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1479856$$pGLOBAL_SET 001479856 912__ $$a978-3-11-070644-4 New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013$$c2000$$d2013 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_BACKALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_CL_PLTLJSIS 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_EBACKALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_EBKALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_ECL_PLTLJSIS 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_EEBKALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_ESSHALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_PPALL 001479856 912__ $$aEBA_SSHALL 001479856 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001479856 912__ $$aPDA11SSHE 001479856 912__ $$aPDA13ENGE 001479856 912__ $$aPDA17SSHEE 001479856 912__ $$aPDA5EBK 001479856 980__ $$aBIB 001479856 980__ $$aEBOOK 001479856 982__ $$aEbook 001479856 983__ $$aOnline